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Saeed Solaymani

Saeed Solaymani

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6503-7600
Education: PhD.
ScopusId: 55313897800
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Address: Arak University
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Research

Title
Adoption and use of e-commerce in SMEs
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
SMEs; E-commerce; Internet; Logit; Probit
Year
2012
Journal Electronic Commerce Research
DOI
Researchers Saeed Solaymani

Abstract

In this study, nonlinear Logit and probit models are used to analyse the important factors that impact on the tendency of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to use electronic commerce in one of the industrial parks in Kermanshah province of Iran. Furthermore, it identifies the major barriers of e-commerce adoption in these SMEs. The Sample of the study includes 35 SMEs in this province. The results of probit and Logit models suggest that a lower level of the internet service costs, motivates firms to adopt e-commerce. In addition, if the government provides free e-commerce facilities for SMEs, it can encourage SMEs to adopt e-commerce. Furthermore, the results show that due to uncertainty in the e-commerce, producing high-quality products and traditional exports cannot raise the tendency of sample firms to adopt e-commerce.